Kazakhstan at the Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Kazakhstan at the
Olympics

IOC code| KAZ
NOC| National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Website| www.olympic.kz (in Kazakh)
Medals
Ranked 49th|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer appearances

* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Winter appearances

* 1994
* 1998
* 2002
* 2006
* 2010
* 2014
* 2018
* 2022

Other related appearances
Russian Empire (1900–1912)
Soviet Union (1952–1988)
Unified Team (1992)

Kazakhstan first participated at the Olympic Games as an independent nation in 1994, and has sent athletes to compete in every Games since then. Prior to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Kazakh athletes competed as part of the Soviet Union at the Olympics, and were also part of the Unified Team in 1992.

The National Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan was created in 1990 and recognized in 1993.

## Medals

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See also: All-time Olympic Games medal table

### Medals by Summer Games

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| Games  | Athletes  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Rank

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1896 Athens | did not participate
1900 Paris | as part of  Russian Empire (RU1)
1904 St. Louis
1908 London
1912 Stockholm
1920 Antwerp | did not participate
1924 Paris
1928 Amsterdam
1932 Los Angeles
1936 Berlin
1948 London
1952 Helsinki | as part of the  Soviet Union (URS)
1956 Melbourne
1960 Rome
1964 Tokyo
1968 Mexico City
1972 Munich
1976 Montreal
1980 Moscow
1984 Los Angeles | did not participate
1988 Seoul | as part of the  Soviet Union (URS)
1992 Barcelona | as part of  Unified Team (EUN)
1996 Atlanta | 96 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 24
2000 Sydney | 130 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 22
2004 Athens | 119 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 40
2008 Beijing | 132 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 29
2012 London | 115 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 24
2016 Rio de Janeiro | 104 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 30
2020 Tokyo | 93 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 83
2024 Paris | 79 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 43
Total (8/33) | 789 | 15 | 25 | 38 | 78 | 49

### Medals by Winter Games

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| Games  | Athletes  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total  | Rank

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1924 Chamonix | did not participate
1928 St. Moritz
1932 Lake Placid
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
1948 St. Moritz
1952 Oslo | as part of  Soviet Union (URS)
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo
1960 Squaw Valley
1964 Innsbruck
1968 Grenoble
1972 Sapporo
1976 Innsbruck
1980 Lake Placid
1984 Sarajevo
1988 Calgary
1992 Albertville | as part of  Unified Team (EUN)
1994 Lillehammer | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12
1998 Nagano | 60 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 20
2002 Salt Lake City | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2006 Turin | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2010 Vancouver | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25
2014 Sochi | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 26
2018 Pyeongchang | 46 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28
2022 Beijing | 34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | –
2026 Milano Cortina | future event
Total (8/24) | 366 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 39

### Medals by Summer Sport

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| Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Boxing| 7| 8| 11| 26
Athletics| 2| 1| 2| 5
Wrestling| 1| 6| 11| 18
Weightlifting| 1| 4| 6| 11
Judo| 1| 2| 3| 6
Cycling| 1| 1| 0| 2
Modern pentathlon| 1| 0| 0| 1
Swimming| 1| 0| 0| 1
Shooting| 0| 2| 2| 4
Gymnastics| 0| 1| 0| 1
Karate| 0| 0| 2| 2
Taekwondo| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (12 entries)| 15| 25| 38| 78

### Medals by Winter Sport

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| Sport| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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Cross country skiing| 1| 2| 1| 4
Biathlon| 0| 1| 0| 1
Figure skating| 0| 0| 1| 1
Freestyle skiing| 0| 0| 1| 1
Speed skating| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (5 entries)| 1| 3| 4| 8

## List of medalists

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### Summer Olympics

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Vassiliy Jirov | 1996 Atlanta |  Boxing | Men's light-heavyweight
Gold | Alexander Parygin | 1996 Atlanta |  Modern pentathlon | Men's individual
Gold | Yuriy Melnichenko | 1996 Atlanta |  Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 57 kg
Silver | Bulat Zhumadilov | 1996 Atlanta |  Boxing | Men's flyweight
Silver | Sergey Belyayev | 1996 Atlanta |  Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle prone
Silver | Sergey Belyayev | 1996 Atlanta |  Shooting | Men's 50 m rifle three positions
Silver | Anatoly Khrapaty | 1996 Atlanta |  Weightlifting | Men's 99 kg
Bronze | Bulat Niyazymbetov | 1996 Atlanta |  Boxing | Men's light-welterweight
Bronze | Yermakhan Ibraimov | 1996 Atlanta |  Boxing | Men's light-middleweight
Bronze | Vladimir Vokhmyanin | 1996 Atlanta |  Shooting | Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol
Bronze | Maulen Mamyrov | 1996 Atlanta |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle 52 kg
Gold | Olga Shishigina | 2000 Sydney |  Athletics | Women's 100 m hurdles
Gold | Bekzat Sattarkhanov | 2000 Sydney |  Boxing | Men's featherweight
Gold | Yermakhan Ibraimov | 2000 Sydney |  Boxing | Men's light-middleweight
Silver | Bulat Zhumadilov | 2000 Sydney |  Boxing | Men's flyweight
Silver | Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov | 2000 Sydney |  Boxing | Men's super heavyweight
Silver | Alexander Vinokourov | 2000 Sydney |  Cycling | Men's road race
Silver | Islam Bairamukov | 2000 Sydney |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle 97 kg
Gold | Bakhtiyar Artayev | 2004 Athens |  Boxing | Men's welterweight
Silver | Gennady Golovkin | 2004 Athens |  Boxing | Men's middleweight
Silver | Sergey Filimonov | 2004 Athens |  Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg
Silver | Gennadiy Laliyev | 2004 Athens |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle 74 kg
Silver | Georgiy Tsurtsumia | 2004 Athens |  Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 120 kg
Bronze | Dmitriy Karpov | 2004 Athens |  Athletics | Men's decathlon
Bronze | Serik Yeleuov | 2004 Athens |  Boxing | Men's lightweight
Bronze | Mkhitar Manukyan | 2004 Athens |  Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 66 kg
Gold | Bakhyt Sarsekbayev | 2008 Beijing |  Boxing | Men's welterweight
Gold | Alla Vazhenina | 2008 Beijing |  Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg
Silver | Askhat Zhitkeyev | 2008 Beijing |  Judo | Men's 100 kg
Silver | Nurbakyt Tengizbayev | 2008 Beijing |  Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
Silver | Olga Rypakova | 2008 Beijing |  Athletics | Women's triple jump
Bronze | Yerkebulan Shynaliyev | 2008 Beijing |  Boxing | Men's light heavyweight
Bronze | Arman Chilmanov | 2008 Beijing |  Taekwondo | Men's +80 kg
Bronze | Marid Mutalimov | 2008 Beijing |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle 120 kg
Bronze | Yelena Shalygina | 2008 Beijing |  Wrestling | Women's freestyle 63 kg
Gold | Olga Rypakova | 2012 London |  Athletics | Women's triple jump
Gold | Serik Sapiyev | 2012 London |  Boxing | Men's welterweight
Gold | Alexander Vinokourov | 2012 London |  Cycling | Men's road race
Silver | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | 2012 London |  Boxing | Men's light heavyweight
Silver | Anna Nurmukhambetova | 2012 London |  Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg
Bronze | Ivan Dychko | 2012 London |  Boxing | Men's super heavyweight
Bronze | Marina Volnova | 2012 London |  Boxing | Women's middleweight
Bronze | Akzhurek Tanatarov | 2012 London |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle 66 kg
Bronze | Daniyal Gadzhiyev | 2012 London |  Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 84 kg
Bronze | Guzel Manyurova | 2012 London |  Wrestling | Women's freestyle 72 kg
Bronze | Daulet Shabanbay | 2012 London |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle 120 kg
Gold | Daniyar Yeleussinov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Boxing | Men's welterweight
Gold | Dmitriy Balandin | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Swimming | Men's 200 m breaststroke
Silver | Adilbek Niyazymbetov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Boxing | Men's light heavyweight
Silver | Vasiliy Levit | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Boxing | Men's heavyweight
Silver | Yeldos Smetov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Judo | Men's 60 kg
Silver | Zhazira Zhapparkul | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Weightlifting | Women's 69 kg
Silver | Guzel Manyurova | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Wrestling | Women's freestyle 75 kg
Bronze | Olga Rypakova | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Athletics | Women's triple jump
Bronze | Ivan Dychko | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Boxing | Men's super heavyweight
Bronze | Dariga Shakimova | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Boxing | Women's middleweight
Bronze | Galbadrakhyn Otgontsetseg | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Judo | Women's 48 kg
Bronze | Farkhad Kharki | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Weightlifting | Men's 62 kg
Bronze | Alexandr Zaichikov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Weightlifting | Men's 105 kg
Bronze | Karina Goricheva | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg
Bronze | Yekaterina Larionova | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Wrestling | Women's freestyle 63 kg
Bronze | Elmira Syzdykova | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Wrestling | Women's freestyle 69 kg
Bronze | Denis Ulanov | 2016 Rio de Janeiro |  Weightlifting | Men's 85 kg
Bronze | Yeldos Smetov | 2020 Tokyo |  Judo | Men's 60 kg
Bronze | Igor Son | 2020 Tokyo |  Weightlifting | Men's 61 kg
Bronze | Zulfiya Chinshanlo | 2020 Tokyo |  Weightlifting | Women's 55 kg
Bronze | Kamshybek Kunkabayev | 2020 Tokyo |  Boxing | Men's super heavyweight
Bronze | Saken Bibossinov | 2020 Tokyo |  Boxing | Men's flyweight
Bronze | Nurislam Sanayev | 2020 Tokyo |  Wrestling | Men's freestyle 57 kg
Bronze | Darkhan Assadilov | 2020 Tokyo |  Karate | Men's kumite 67 kg
Bronze | Sofya Berultseva | 2020 Tokyo |  Karate | Women's kumite +61 kg
Gold | Yeldos Smetov | 2024 Paris |  Judo | Men‍-‍60 kg
Silver | Nariman Kurbanov | 2024 Paris |  Gymnastics | Men's pommel horse
Bronze | Alexandra Le
Islam Satpayev | 2024 Paris |  Shooting | Mixed 10 metre air rifle team

### Winter Olympics

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Medal  | Name  | Games  | Sport  | Event

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Gold | Vladimir Smirnov | 1994 Lillehammer |  Cross-country skiing | Men's 50 km classical
Silver | Vladimir Smirnov | 1994 Lillehammer |  Cross-country skiing | Men's 10 km classical
Silver | Vladimir Smirnov | 1994 Lillehammer |  Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km freestyle pursuit
Bronze | Vladimir Smirnov | 1998 Nagano |  Cross-country skiing | Men's 15 km freestyle pursuit
Bronze | Lyudmila Prokasheva | 1998 Nagano |  Speed skating | Women's 5000 m
Silver | Elena Khrustaleva | 2010 Vancouver |  Biathlon | Women's individual
Bronze | Denis Ten | 2014 Sochi |  Figure skating | Men's singles
Bronze | Yuliya Galysheva | 2018 Pyeongchang |  Freestyle skiing | Women's moguls

## Upgraded Medalists

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Main articles: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table, 2012 Summer Olympics medal table, and 2016 Summer Olympics medal table

1. Nurbakyt Tengizbayev from bronze to silver (Wrestling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg)
2. Alla Vazhenina from silver to gold (Weightlifting at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's 75 kg)
3. Olga Rypakova from 4th place to silver (Athletics at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's triple jump)
4. Anna Nurmukhambetova from 4th place to silver (Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 69 kg)
5. Daulet Shabanbay from 5th place to bronze (Wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 120 kg)
6. Denis Ulanov from 4th place to bronze (Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's 85 kg)

## Disqualified Medalists

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Main articles: 2008 Summer Olympics medal table, 2012 Summer Olympics medal table, 2016 Summer Olympics medal table, and List of stripped Olympic medals

The athletes from Kazakhstan listed below tested positive for doping and were stripped of their medals.

# | Medal | Name | Sport | Event | Date

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1 |  Gold | Ilya Ilyin | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | 17 August 2008
2 |  Silver | Irina Nekrassova | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg | 12 August 2008
3 |  Silver | Taimuraz Tigiyev | Wrestling | Men's freestyle 96 kg | 21 August 2008
4 |  Bronze | Asset Mambetov | Wrestling | Men's Greco-Roman 96 kg | 14 August 2008
5 |  Bronze | Mariya Grabovetskaya | Weightlifting | Women's +75 kg | 16 August 2008
6 |  Gold | Zulfiya Chinshanlo | Weightlifting | Women's 53 kg | 29 July 2012
7 |  Gold | Maiya Maneza | Weightlifting | Women's 63 kg | 31 July 2012
8 |  Gold | Svetlana Podobedova | Weightlifting | Women's 75 kg | 3 August 2012
9 |  Gold | Ilya Ilyin | Weightlifting | Men's 94 kg | 4 August 2012
10 |  Gold | Nijat Rahimov | Weightlifting | Men's 77 kg | 10 August 2016

## See also

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* List of flag bearers for Kazakhstan at the Olympics
* Category:Olympic competitors for Kazakhstan
* Kazakhstan at the Paralympics
* Russia at the Olympics
* Russia at the Paralympics
* List of Kazakhs

## References

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## External links

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* "Kazakhstan". International Olympic Committee. 27 July 2021.
* "Kazakhstan". Olympedia.com.
* "Olympic Analytics/KAZ". olympanalyt.com.

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